Electrons are the purest and cleanest reagents in the world. However, the use of electrochemistry as a synthetic tool in organic chemistry is not widespread. This situation is changing as the many benefits of this technique (waste reduction, different selectivities from traditional organic synthesis, etc.) are being discovered.

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Urea: The first known instance of an organic compound being synthesized from inorganic reagents

Bombykol: The first pheromone to be characterized chemically

Brassinolide: Naturally occurring plant steroid that promotes growth, increases yields for grain and fruit crops, and makes plants more resistant to drought and cold weather.

Cobalt chloride: Changes colour from blue (anhydrous) to pink (hexahydrate form)

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Cantharidin: The 'Spanish Fly' aphrodisiac that's also a beetle defense chemical.

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PA-457: First in the new class of antiretroviral agents called maturation inhibitors.

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Thin layer chromatography (TLC) is relatively rapid, economical and easy to use, and provides qualitative data about the progress of organic reactions. The guide contains instructions on converting methods from TLC to Flash Chromatography. Registration is required.

Presents every important aspect of aqueous-phase organometallic catalysis, a method which facilitates separation in an efficient and “green” way.

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